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(Source: Reuters, March 2, 2023)

Seven major North American freight rail companies on Thursday agreed to join a voluntary employee safety reporting program after Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg had urged the action following a Feb. 3 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio of a Norfolk Southern operated train. The “Confidential Close Call Reporting System” encourages employees to report safety hazards by protecting workers from reprisal when they come forward.

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